How to tackle radical madrassas in Pakistan
James M Dorsey | This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of...
Supreme Court sets ten-day deadline to capture SSP Rao Anwar
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has today ordered all-state institutions including intelligence agencies to facilitate the Sindh Police in tracking down the...
Accountability court delays JIT head testimony till Feb 8 in Dar corruption case
News Analysis | The accountability court has postponed the testimony of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head and FIA Additional Director Wajid Zia until February...
Acid attacks continue to destroy lives
Mominah Zahid | On January 31st 2018, a man in Malakand threw acid on his second wife and his daughter as a family feud erupted...
FBR to catch non taxpayers living in apartment buildings in Islamabad
News Analysis | In face of its failure to apprehend tax evaders and subsequently the inability to narrow down the tax base, the government is...
SC takes suo motu notice of Swiss Bank accounts
News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar took suo motu notice of the foreign bank accounts held by Pakistani citizens....
‘Baaghi’ producers accused of exploiting Qandeel Baloch’s parents
News Desk | Controversy surrounds ‘Baaghi' just before its final episode is set to air on February 1st, 2018. The highest grossing drama ‘Baaghi' was inspired...
Audi launches second generation Q5 in Pakistan
News Analysis | Chinese, Korean and Japanese automakers have long dominated the global auto market with their innovation, aesthetics and technology. But the world remembers...
Senator Nehal Hashmi punished for contempt of court by SC
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday sentenced Senator Nehal Hashmi to one month in prison, fined him 50,000 rupees and...
Tax department seizes Shah Rukh Khan’s farmhouse
News Analysis | Income tax department has attached Shah Rukh Khan's (SRK) Alibaug farmhouse as ‘benami' property. The main allegation against SRK is that he had...
Asma murder: SC hears suo moto case as family members claim political involvement
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) will hear the suo moto case of Asma Rani’s murder today. The suo moto notice of the killing...
Understanding Pakistan’s $210bn debt situation with former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah
GVS News | Pakistan currently has $210bn in total debt which is close to 70 percent of its gross domestic product; external debt of over...